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Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life: A Memoir Hardcover – April 12, 2022

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The bestselling, beloved writer of romantic comedies like You've Got Mail tells her own late-in-life love story in her "resplendent memoir," complete with a tragic second act and joyous resolution (Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Good Left Undone).

Delia Ephron had struggled through several years of heartbreak. She’d lost her sister, Nora, and then her husband, Jerry, both to cancer. Several months after Jerry’s death, she decided to make one small change in her life—she shut down his landline, which crashed her internet. She ended up in Verizon hell.
 
She channeled her grief the best way she knew: by writing a New York Times op-ed. The piece caught the attention of Peter, a Bay Area psychiatrist, who emailed her to commiserate. Recently widowed himself, he reminded her that they had shared a few dates fifty-four years before, set up by Nora. Delia did not remember him, but after several weeks of exchanging emails and sixties folk songs, he flew east to see her. They were crazy, utterly, in love.
 
But this was not a rom-com: four months later she was diagnosed with AML, a fierce leukemia.
 
In Left on Tenth, Delia Ephron enchants as she seesaws us between tears and laughter, navigating the suicidal lows of enduring cutting-edge treatment and the giddy highs of a second chance at love. With Peter and her close girlfriends by her side, with startling clarity, warmth, and honesty about facing death, Ephron invites us to join her team of warriors and become believers ourselves.

A "Most Anticipated Book of 2022" by TIME, Bustle, Parade, Publishers Weekly, Boston.com
A "Best Memoir of 2022" by Marie Claire
A "Best Memoir of April" by Vanity Fair
 
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“[This] is less the story of a woman losing a husband than it is that of a woman falling in love again at age 72…Ephron’s story is inspiring for all of us out there whose romantic lives or longings will never be the stuff of a big-box-office romantic comedy…If there’s such a thing as a feel-good memoir, this is it.”―Joyce Maynard, The New York Times Book Review

"Delia Ephron is the voice of our times and a master craftsman of the written word. If you are looking for a book that tells you the truth about love, marriage, friendship, family, creativity, loss, redemption and your internet provider, look no further. Ephron soars on the page, and takes us with her. A resplendent memoir, Delia style."―Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Good Left Undone

“The funny, poignant and sometimes magical memoir is an open-eyed look at later life and what Ephron calls the left turns that can be perilous or wonderous.”―Anita Snow, The Associated Press

"Delia Ephron’s stunning Left on Tenth will make you believe in love again, and also in miracles. And it’s so very, very funny."―Sarah Dunn, author of The Arrangements

“Delia masterfully and hilariously reminds us that there is always more life to be found just around the corner. A powerful, beautiful, life affirming testament to hope and meaning in the darkest hour. Somehow it felt like the answers to all of the big questions were immediately lurking in the text, and like any decent existentialist and searcher, I couldn’t put it down and finished it in one sitting.”
 ―Natasha Lyonne, writer, director, actor

“Oh, huge-hearted Delia Ephron! I loved this book. It’s a memoir about grief and illness, but it’s also basically a love letter to her people, and it’s a gorgeous one. Because here is someone who chooses joy over and over again—who chooses friendship and love, like a fountain of gratitude that turns despair into a glittery, rainbow-scattering spray of light. Her lucky friends! Forgive yourself for wishing you were one of them.”―Catherine Newman, author of Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood's Messy Years

“Ephron’s memoir is a heart-wrenching tale of second chances at life and love.”―TIME Magazine

“A fun and rewarding read.”
 
 ―Boston.com

"[A] straight-out-of-a-movie memoir.”―Parade

“Radiant…readers will be swept away by this triumphant story.”―Publishers Weekly

“Only someone with a heart of stone could resist the charms of Delia Ephron's tender, moving story of late-life love and illness. Ephron writes with singular transparency of her treatment for leukemia—the same disease that killed her sister seven years earlier—and the unbearable terror and pain she suffered. But Ephron is at heart a writer naturally drawn to light who finds joy and humor even in life's darkest corners. This wonderful memoir is an ode to the enduring power of love and friendship.”
 ―Joanna Rakoff, bestselling author of My Salinger Year

"She knows how to grip a reader with plot twists and punchy prose.”―The Forward

About the Author

Delia Ephron is a bestselling author, screenwriter, essayist, and playwright.  Her novels include the New York Times bestseller Siracusa and The Lion Is In.  She has written books of essays (Sister Mother Husband Dog (Etc.)), books of humor (How To Eat Like A Child), and books for children and young adults. Her movie credits include You’ve Got Mail, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, This is My Life, Michael, and Hanging Up (based on her novel).  Her play, “Love, Loss, and What I Wore,” written with her sister Nora Ephron (based on the book by Ilene Beckerman), ran for two years off Broadway and has been performed internationally.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown and Company (April 12, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316267651
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316267656
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
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Bestselling author and screenwriter Delia Ephron's most recent novel is Siracusa. Her other novels include The Lion Is In and Hanging Up. She has written humor books for all ages, including How to Eat Like a Child and Do I Have to Say Hello?; and nonfiction, most recently Sister Mother Husband Dog (etc.). Her films include You’ve Got Mail, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Hanging Up (based on her novel), and Michael. Her journalism has appeared in The New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. Her hit play Love, Loss, and What I Wore (co-written with Nora Ephron) ran for more than two years off-Broadway and has been performed all over the world. She lives in New York City.

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Tracy Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars What a story!
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024
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I bought this book thinking it was written by Nora Ephron because I was skimming ming through titles in that Kindle store. I almost didn’t read it when I realized my mistake but I thought, why not give it a go?

I’m so glad I did. What a wonderful story! The many lucky things that happened in this journey as Delia battled leukemia- it was inspiring, tragic, heartwarming, so many emotions rolled into this one story.

I’ll remember this for a long time. How serendipitous that I misread the author’s name - just another lucky thing.
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Kristin
5.0 out of 5 stars Top ten books I've ever read
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2023
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This booked touched every emotion I have, and some I didn't know existed until now.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not Exactly What I Expected
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2023
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I chose this book because I enjoyed Delia Ephron's previous non-fiction book, "Sister Mother Husband Dog," I liked her movies and play, and I liked Nora Ephron's books beginning with Heartburn. This memoir was not what I expected after reading the blurbs. While the book starts out with the loss of her husband and unexpectedly finding a new love, most of the book is a detailed description of Delia's long grueling horrific battle with leukemia. I read it cover to cover, but I imagine many readers would not be prepared for this. That said, if I was going to read this subject matter, I would want to read Delia Ephron's version. I would rate it 4+.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Lymphoma Cancer Survivor's Review
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2023
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After having experienced multiple rounds of chemo and then (after relapsing) having an autologous stem cell transplant, Ms. Ephram's medical journey is one that I can very much appreciate. The physical descriptions of her treatments are very similar to mine.

But describing just the clinical details of the ordeal would be depressing without the backstory story of her love lost and then found again and also her many friends that supported her through her medical journey.
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Maddie
5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant story of loss, love and life
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2023
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Beautiful memoir of finding love again late in life the gift of friendship and hope during an intense battle with cancer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Read In One Sitting
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2022
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Delia Ephron's attention to detail during unfathomable suffering is quirky and funny. If you've had to deal with illness and the loss of loved ones and know what it means to walk in that warped and fragile universe, this book is for you. I laughed aloud so many times. One reviewer (And hey, Amazon, why does it say 8 reviews when there are only 2? Fix this, please) stated that "the author's voice too often tries to make light of situations that just aren't easy." That's a coping mechanism. Not everybody deals with life's (and death's) challenges in the same way. I found the book very uplifting, even though the subjects are tough. Thoroughly charming and told with an eye for all the details--happy, sad, even absurd. I may reread it today!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Moving
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2024
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Quick read. moving and motivational. brave cancer warrior
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4.0 out of 5 stars Life, loss and yes, 2nd chances
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2023
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Using her given talent for her way with words, Delia Ephron picked up her pen once more to tell us her own story of losing and finding love and life ❤️
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book - a real dramedy
Reviewed in Canada on October 28, 2023
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It's not often that I read a book where I'm laughing on one page and crying on the next. This well-written book grabs the reader from the outset. It begins with loss and then recapturing life through something unexpected, and then moves onto real human crisis. The book is written in a very conversational style, in a way which humanizes the author, Delia Ephron. I loved it and have recommended it to a few people.
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sue mercer
5.0 out of 5 stars Really inspiring
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 14, 2023
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I absolutely devoured this. I was drawn to the title and bought it on my kindle. At the time I didn’t realise that she was Nora’s sister. This became strictly personal to me when she spoke of her journey with AML and the transplant procedure. I too was diagnosed with AML at the end of 2010. After the initial shock and terror I traversed my way through the process. Like Delia I have an Ashkenazi heritage and a donor was not available. Consequently I had a third course of danarbicin and cytalibrin. Eventually a donor was found in Austria but not before I’d booked a trip to a raw food institution in Florida. Upon my return to my home in the U K I was admitted for the SCT which progressed extremely well,and I was discharged home to recover. Within 6 months I’d visited New York and family in the UK. My life continued to progress well until May 2017 after nearly 6 years of perfect health the leukaemia came back. By now I was 62 but still in good health. Once more a donor couldn’t be found and worse still, the chemo didn’t work. The leukaemia was refractory. It seemed there was little hope. Then my haematologist took a chance on a half match (haplo) from my son and even though I was not in remission we went ahead with a very harsh myeloblative regime which basically wiped out my own marrow. Amazingly it was successful but there were many obstacles along the way, or nuisances as my haematologist termed them. I developed Graft versus host disease and this affected my lungs. I was in and out of hospital with respiratory failure and AF amongst other things. I related so much to Delias experience with ICU, depression and failure to thrive. My eyes were also affected and I felt like I’d aged 20 years. We were starting to get back to some normality when COVID arrived. This is another story! I’m coming up to 6 years now post transplant and am starting to feel stronger and return to life - not as I knew it but as an older, maybe wiser woman. Thank you Delia
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C. C.
5.0 out of 5 stars We can always live a new life
Reviewed in Italy on May 30, 2022
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Delia Ephron takes us into her home, in the delicate moments of her recent life. And we readers are honored to enter with discretion.
A true, delicate, funny and true New York story, for us reader who love Manhattan and Greenwich Village.
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Roberta Fullerton
5.0 out of 5 stars So honest
Reviewed in Canada on April 14, 2023
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This book is an honest account of what the author went through. I found it to be such a heartfelt story of her journey that can relate to so many readers. Thank you Delia for being courageous and honest in your writing. I have recommended it to many friends.
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Elsie Marina
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2022
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An amazing book about hope, life and love. I read it in two sessions and will read it again. Delia is an inspiration.
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